What drew me in was the crowd outside. What made me stay was the decor inside. And let me just tell…read moreyou, this isn't the type of place that you'd find on TripAdvisor or other travel websites. Spots like L'Amère are the reason I highly encourage walking and wandering around new places, because there's so much you miss by driving or just Googling.
Anyway. I thought that because of the crowd outside, there wouldn't be any seating inside, but boy was I wrong! It turns out people just like to congregate outside of the bars where they buy drinks--I presume mostly because they end up smoking most of the time as well. In any case, I walked in and there was plenty of seating, so I went up and got a beer. The bartender was friendly and let me taste a beer before deciding, which nobody else in Brussels had offered. While I was sitting, I kept looking up, left, and right to check out all of the awesome decor and fixtures. The chandelier especially was enchanting. The installation must have cost a fortune of both time and money. Every other piece of art, instrument, collage on the walls was just so alluring. It made me want to stay there forever and figure out--or make up--the stories behind each item.
Overall, a fantastic place with fascinating decor and friendly people.